Kaunas Žalgiris failed to avoid a thrashing against Brighton club

2026-10-15 23:57 © toplyga.lt

Historic matches in the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage ended in a painful defeat for the footballers of Kaunas Žalgiris.

On Thursday, the Lithuanian team lost 0:4 (0:2) away to the Premier League club Brighton.

The hosts started the match more actively, taking the initiative from the first minutes and trying to break through the Kaunas defense. However, the Lithuanian team managed to hold off their considerably stronger opponents for quite some time.

The first goal came in the 41st minute when Georginio Rutter scored after a pass from Ibrahim Osman's.

Another painful blow for Kaunas Žalgiris occurred just before halftime. In added time of the first half, the 45+2 minute, Jack Hinshelwood doubled the hosts' advantage. The episode was reviewed using the VAR system, but the goal was given.

After the break, Brighton's players continued to control the course of the match. In the 53rd minute, G. Rutter scored his second goal (3:0) after another pass from I. Osman.

In the 67th minute, as the Lithuanian team's defenders failed to clear the ball from a dangerous area, the hosts capitalized on the mistake and Matt O'Riley scored the fourth goal with a header.